
	Where results make sense

Topic: PlainTalk

Related Topics

Mac OS

Geniac

Trinacria

Internet

Mai Tai

Asclepias

Piri Reis

Appeasement

Jean Leloup

Pilaf

Volume

Unia Pracy

Alkborough

Aradia

Don Foster

	PlainTalk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		PlainTalk is the collective name for several speech synthesis (MacInTalk) and speech recognition technologies, developed by Apple Computer.
		The result was "PlainTalk," released with the AV Quadras of 1993.
		It was released as part of the PlainTalk package in 1993.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apple_PlainTalk (848 words)

	CommunityWiki: PlainTalk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		PlainTalk is talk that is meant to be understood.
		PlainTalk is not about eliminating jargon, nor is it about talking rough.
		PlainTalk focuses on meaning- How to turn a sentance into PlainTalk, by focusing on root meanings of words.
	communitywiki.org /PlainTalk (7946 words)

	PlainTalk Media - providing complete web solutions, design, hosting, shopping carts, search engine optimization, ...
		PlainTalk Media - providing complete web solutions, design, hosting, shopping carts, search engine optimization, database management and more.
		PlainTalk Media's business-driven approach separates us from typical web design companies.
		That's why PlainTalk Meda tells it like it is. The web can be a tough place to do business if you don't have the right tools.
	www.plaintalkmedia.com (249 words)

	Voice Recognition Software - PlainTalk, Speakable Items
		PlainTalk's speech-recognition component, on the other hand, can enhance the Mac's graphic interface by freeing your hands from the tyranny of the keyboard and the mouse.
		PlainTalk is a "continuous-speech recognition" technology, which means that you don't have to add...
		PlainTalk is also tolerant of extraneous noises (such as coughs or door slams) and of different kinds of acoustic environments (a studio versus a conference room, for example).
	emusician.com /mag/emusic_talk_cheap (2793 words)

	PlainTalk Media's E-Commerce solutions.
		PlainTalk provides full service e-commerce solutions including application development, order management, system integration, fulfillment, e-marketing and customer service.
		Over the last few years PlainTalk has proven its ability in providing its customers with the worlds leading e-commerce solutions.
		PlainTalk team has all the technical knowledge, experience and expertise that are required to develop any kind of eCommerce applications.
	www.plaintalkmedia.com /ecommerce.asp (162 words)

	Roger Wilco Support & Hints
		Therefore, if a Mac user wants to use headset mikes designed for use with PC soundcards, he or she must have an external pre-amp to bridge the gap.
		Therefore, with some modifications, the Plaintalk mike can become your pre-amp for a standard PC-headset, such as those listed on our Recommended Mikes Page.
		Drill a second 1/16" hole to accomodate the wire connecting your Mac to the Plaintalk on the opposite side of the enclosure.
	rogerwilco.gamespy.com /support/rw/mac/macmikes.html (713 words)

	BYTE.com
		In addition to effective speech recognition, PlainTalk's other strength is in providing the means for physically challenged folks to perform useful work.
		The advantage is that when you switch PlainTalk off, the two applications silently quit and you recover the memory they used.
		PlainTalk then creates an "open" Apple Event addressed to the Finder, which searches its menus for the stated item.
	www.byte.com /art/9401/sec9/art5.htm (2437 words)

	MacRocks.com -- Griffin NE Mic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We have, however experimented with pulling the audio feed from the CD-ROM of a PowerMac clone and running it to a pair of RCA jacks mounted in an empty drive bay cover -- it works, but it needs a buffer at the input to match the Mac's line level.
		Although effective with Apple's proprietary PlainTalk mic, the audio input on many PowerMacs are simply too proprietary to use any other mic.
		Although the only reasons we could speculate anyone would want to use any of the mics were cosmetic as the Apple PlainTalk mic works as good or better than the off the shelf variety.
	www.macrocks.com /audiomidi/arch/nemic.html (672 words)

	TidBITS#545/28-Aug-00
		The capability to talk to your computer is available today in Apple's own limited PlainTalk speech recognition (which ships as part of Mac OS 9), and in products like IBM's ViaVoice, which offers continuous speech recognition on the Mac.
		PlainTalk's first rumblings were felt in 1990, when speech recognition labs complained of a sudden "brain drain." Apple, sparing no expense, was hiring every researcher it could find.
		After about a year of intensive work, Apple began demonstrating the fruits of its labors, code-named Casper, which became publicly available as PlainTalk in the AV Macs of 1993; it was then made standard in 1994 as part of System 7.1.2, with the emergence of the PowerPC-based Macs.
	www.tidbits.com /tb-issues/TidBITS-545.html (4224 words)

	Mac Manager: Plain talk about Mac, Windows and speech technologies - News Briefs - Column MacWeek - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The last mark Apple made with PlainTalk was Version 1.5, released at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference two years ago.
		When I asked several Apple executives about the status of PlainTalk, they said it was not a core technology the company was actively pursuing.
		It's time for the company to reassemble the PlainTalk engineering team and do something for the upcoming Mac OS X. Don Crabb welcomes nice, thoughtful comments at don@doncrabb.com.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0MWK/is_n26_v12/ai_20902634 (527 words)

	4361 Final Report - Voice Actuated Game
		We installed PlainTalk version 1.4 into the Power Macintosh's Assimilator client distribution folder on the server, facing the similar problem from before - the installer installed the files into the first "System Folder" that it saw on the machine which is not what we wanted.
		Our results using PlainTalk 1.4 were better, however, not anywhere near perfect, which just goes to show that this is an evolving multimedia technology.
		We used Plaintalk 1.4 on the Power Macintosh for the remainder of the project.
	www.cs.yorku.ca /Courses95-96/4361/sr.html (5325 words)

	Plaintalk on Linelevel-only Macintoshes
		There is no way to connect either a normal non-amplified microphone or a plaintalk microphone to the Mac.
		If you cut it closer to the microphone you end up with a shorter cable and you may have to lengthen it.
		If you want to continue using the Plaintalk microphone on your desktop Mac you need a way to switch the plugs.
	www.troi.com /tips/plain.html (721 words)

	Plaintalk Microphone Conversion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Until recently, Apple gave, along with its PowerMacs, Plaintalk mikes (now sold separately) which, more often than not, ended gathering dust under a shelf, a worthy tribute to their blatant lack of handiness.
		Solder the RED wire of the Plaintalk to tab 2 or 3 whichever suits you (marked MIC on the electronic board).
		PS: Apple and Plaintalk are registered trademarks belonging to their respective owners (Apple in this case).
	www.xlr8yourmac.com /audio/plaintalk_mic_conversion/plaintalk_mic_conversion.html (508 words)

	Hands On - Mac - Talking computers
		Now, PlainTalk was a bit like the handwriting recognition in the (now-dead) Newton, in that it promised more than it could actually deliver.
		Apple did continue to include PlainTalk on the Mac OS CD-ROM, just as a little added extra, but it indicated that it had no plans to develop the technology any further.
		But, two years on, PlainTalk seems to be making something of a comeback, although the PlainTalk name has been dropped and the software is now simply referred to as 'English Speech Recognition'.
	www.vnunet.com /articles/print/2046099 (1350 words)

	Mac Shareware for People with Disabilities
		This program uses the MacIntalk or PlainTalk voices to read hilighted text in almost any application.
		This program uses the MacIntalk or PlainTalk voices to read the contents of menus and dialogue boxes.
		Speak2Me uses MacinTalk or PlainTalk voices to read the icons in the finder as they are selected.
	www.specialink.com /mac.htm (736 words)

	Speech Recognition Netscape Plugin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		PlainTalk Speech Recognition v1.5.1 (available from Apple Computer)
		The ListenUp PlugIn for either PlainTalk version v1.5a1 or v1.4.1.
		When you get that collected, here is an example page to try out.
	snow.cit.cornell.edu /noon/ListenUp.html (274 words)

	MyMac.com: publishing since 1995
		Speech recognition, the second part of PlainTalk, is where the real fun begins.
		The more technical of you may be wondering how PlainTalk works.
		It's a fairly straightforward process that takes in the voice, transforms it into usable data, and matches it with a preset word or phrase.
	www.mymac.com /showarticle.php?id=1047 (734 words)

	Microphones, USB Microphones, Preamplifiers, Digital Recorders, Cables and more at Rock Bottom Prices from The Sound ...
		Actually PlainTalk is supposed to refer only to the microphone connectivity, but it tends to refer more to the physical jack used on old PlainTalk-compatible systems.
		PlainTalk is intended to accommodate normal 1/8th inch stereo connectors but the actual contacts in the jack do not always line up perfectly with standard connectors.
		This is an inevitable consequence of trying to support the nonstandard PlainTalk connection, which actually draws power from the Mac to power the PlainTalk microphone.
	www.soundprofessionals.com /cgi-bin/gold/item/IMIC-PRO-ISI (2203 words)

	Griffin Technology - Support - What about Apple PlainTalk mics? (Mac)
		The PlainTalk connector is an older proprietary connector used only by Apple.
		There have been only a handful of microphone models made that use the PlainTalk connection, and it appears Apple will use USB Audio for future offerings.
		Therefore, we decided to make the iMic with the 1/8" connection accepted as standard for the thousands of other microphone models on the market.
	www.griffintechnology.com /support/article.php?artnum=38 (72 words)

	ATPM - About - Contact Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		I understand that many of the relatively newer Macs use a PlainTalk microphone (externally).
		Hi there, You have encountered a problem which plagues many Mac users regarding AV devices on machines equipped with a Plaintalk microphone.
		The Plaintalk Microphone jack is the same as a standard 3.5 mm connector except that it is longer.
	www.atpm.com /about/contact.shtml (1427 words)

	Reality News
		According to the same source, the new speech synth will represent a quantum leap in realism (as far as voices, etc.) over the old technology.
		PlainTalk SR will be receiving a slower revision; the team would have liked to do a lot more with this technology but rumors tell us that they aren't getting the funds they need.
		Shortly after we ran the story above, a reader wrote in with a form of confirmation on the new speech synthesis.
	www.appleinsider.com /archives/030998/news.shtml (2443 words)

	Applelinks - The MACINTOSH Portal! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 1991, Apple replaced the original Apple Mic with the Apple PlainTalk Mic, which included a longer male plug and was powered, providing its own pre-amplification.
		The PlainTalk Mic is a high-quality unit that came bundled with some desktop Macs, and has a gray, trapezoidal-shaped housing with a soft rubber pad on one side to help hold it in place on top of a desktop monitor or other convenient spot.
		The downside of the PlainTalk Mic system is that the vast selection of inexpensive computer Mics made for the PC market won't work with PlainTalk Macs, although there is a workaround, which I will get to in a moment.
	www.applelinks.com /articles/2001/10/20011024120223.shtml (646 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions for outSPOKEN 8
		Uses Apple's PlainTalk voices which can be selected easily from the oSM9 Voice Dialog.
		Apple's PlainTalk English Text-to-Speech software must be properly installed in order for outSPOKEN and the outSPOKEN Installer to function.
		However, extensive testing was done only with Apple's PlainTalk English Text-to-Speech synthesis.
	synapseadaptive.com /alva/tech/support_for_outspoken_for_macintosh.htm (3793 words)

	The Bumper Sticker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If you or a loved one have MS, you live in the United States or Canada, and you ask me nicely, I will mail you a Multiple Sclerosis Sucks bumper sticker for free.
		Be sure to specify which one you want.
		"PlainTalk" is a fl background sticker that has "Some of my best friends are people I haven't met" in big yellow letters, with "PlainTalk Communities: Plain Talk About MS" and the PlainTalk URL underneath.
	multiplesclerosissucks.com /sticker.html (492 words)

	Tucows Downloads - PlainTalk Speech Recognition 1.5.4 Freeware Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		PlainTalk Speech Recognition works with the latest Mac OS, although it may not be totally reliable.
		Users who previewed PlainTalk Speech Recognition also previewed these related titles:
		The following articles feature PlainTalk Speech Recognition or may be related:
	www.tucows.com /preview/206355 (308 words)

	Antipixel \| Blog \| I need a mic
		I was very disappointed to discover a while back that the Apple PlainTalk microphones no longer plug in to PowerBooks.
		If they are the ones I’m thinking about, the reason they do not work any more is probably their longer than standard jack, that provided power to the mic itself.
		Kristen, thanks for the offer, but the iMics don’t handle PlainTalk mics, or so I believe (although the company did at one point make an adapter, whose name I cannot remember, that would work with it but which has been discontinued now).
	www.antipixel.com /blog/archives/2004/12/16/i_need_a_mic.html (496 words)

	BYTE.com
		The recognition engine inside PlainTalk (which is bundled with the Power Mac 7500 and 8500) gets better all the time.
		They are the composite of 500 speakers from North America, which has the effect of eliminating the influence of accents.
		If our contrived Italian and Russian accent tests were any indication, PlainTalk's recognition engine apparently works better than its designers anticipated.
	www.byte.com /art/9601/sec11/art2.htm (299 words)

	[No title]
		I feel constrained to point out that until quite recently, it was not at all odd for modern-European-language writers to print Greek words in the Greek alphabet -- you'll see this in Jung, for example, if I'm remembering correctly.
		You could call it "functional," in some ways.
		You could call it "friendly," in some ways.
	members.tripod.com /~doggo/doggrhetpg6.html (921 words)

	cupertino.de \| Archive \| Easter Eggs \| Additions: Speech
		If you play around with PlainTalk's voices, you'll discover that four of them are musically inclined.
		If you have PlainTalk version 1.0 (for 660AV and 840AV only), you would need to have System Speech Rules v1.2 AND be running AppleScript 1.1 to enable the Easter eggs.
		You might consider upgrading to PlainTalk 1.3 if there is no easier way to obtain AS 1.1.
	www.cupertino.de /pages/archiv/EasterEggs/Speech.html (1007 words)

	Charles Moore Reviews The iParrott iP ST Stereo Multimedia Headset (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		However, iListen is indeed sensitive to microphone input quality, and with the subject of this review, the iParrott iP ST Stereo Multimedia Headset, which is a collaborative effort of VXI and MacSense, iListen seems to transcribe faster and more accurately than with any other microphone I've tried.
		The only downside is that in order to use this microphone you must have an analog sound-in (PlainTalk) port on your Macintosh.
		In summary, this is a really nice headset, with a solid, substantial, quality look and feel, and its performance is noticeably superior to the several other headsets and mics I have.
	www.applelinks.com /p5/index.php/more/charles_moore_reviews_the_iparrott_ip_st_stereo_multimedia_headset (1980 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)